MSNBC anchor Chris Hayes blasted former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., this week for using her influence in Congress to ensure that Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va., beat out Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., for the top spot on the House Oversight Committee.
Hayes used the example to criticize the older members of Congress for clinging to power instead of allowing the younger Democratic “stars” in government in more important roles.
“But now Pelosi whipped votes to make sure that Connolly got the Oversight job over the young star in the party, even as the 84-year-old Pelosi is recovering from hip surgery after suffering a fall. It feels like a moment of genuine madness,” Hayes said, referencing the recent accident and hospitalization Pelosi suffered while traveling abroad for work.
Hayes attempted to be sensitive about the age issue for older members of Congress but insisted that continuing their massive government roles while getting older is “very risky.”
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